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Beijing Olympics Results: Belarus Wins 19 MedalsDuring the 29th Olympic Games, held in Beijing, China in August 8-24, 2008, Belarusian athletes posted some remarkable achievements; 1 world record, 2 olympic records and 19 medals ( 4 golds, 5 silvers , 10 bronze ). In the overall ranking Belarus placed 16th among 88 participating countries.List of Belarusian Medal Winners: GOLD: • Men's Kayak Fours, 1000m Vadzim Makhneu, Artur Litvinchuk, Aliaksei Abalmasau, Raman Piatrushenka • Men's Canoe Doubles, 1000 m Andrei Bahdanovich, Aliaksandr Bahdanovich • Women's hammer throw = 76.34 m. - OLYMPIC record Aksana Miankova • Men's weightlifting 94-105 kg. 436 kg.(200+236) - WORLD record Andrei Aramnau SILVER: • Men's Decathlon, 8551 pts. Andrei Krauchanka His results in individual events: 100m sprint = 10,96 sec. Long jump = 7, 61 m. Shot put = 14,39 m. High jump = 2, 11 m. 400m race = 47,30 sec. 110m hurdles = 14,21 sec. Discus throw = 44,58 m. Pole vault = 5, 00 m. Javelin throw = 60,23 m. 1500 m. race = 4:27.47 sec. • Men's hammer throw = 81,61 m. Vadzim Dzieviatouski • Women's shot put = 20,28 m. Natalla Mikhnevic • Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Ina Zhukava • Men's weightlifting,77-85 kg. = 394 kg (185+209) - OLYMPIC record Andrei Rybakou BRONZE: • Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Competition Alesia Babushkina, Hlafira Marcinovich, Anastasia Ivankova, Ksenia Zankovich, Zinaida Lunina, Alina Tumilovich • Men's Kayak Doubles, 500m. Vadzim Makhneu, Raman Piatrushenka • Men's Wrestling free style, 66-74 kg. Murad Hajdarau • Men's hammer throw = 81,51 m. Ivan Tsikhan • Women's shot put = 19,86 m . Nadzeya Astapchuk • Men's shot put = 21,05 m. Andrei Mikhnevic • Rowing: Women's single sculls, time = 7:23.98 Kaciaryna Karsten • Rowing: women's pair without coxswain Yulia Bichyk, Natalla Helakh • Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, 60-66 kg. Mikhail Siamionau • Women's weightlifting, 48-53 kg.= 213 kg (95-118) Nastasia Novikava Editor’s Note: An unpleasant aftertaste Two Belarusian track-and-field athletes: hammer throwers Vadzim Dzieviatouski and Ivan Tsikhan did not pass the doping test, and subsequently had to return their medals. This article appeared in Belarusian Review, Vol. 20, No. 3 --------------------------------------------- Copyright 2008 Belarusian Review All rights reserved. belarusianreview@hotmailcom
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